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Art symbolic of connections
Wing Commander Alan Brown accepted an artwork painted for No. 383 Squadron by Kailin Kyle.

Hard work pays off for pilot
Lieutenant Jaime Spragge is a CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilot who earlier this year reached 500 flying hours.

Base visit inspires future Indigenous aviators
Participants in the Indigenous Youth Program have visited RAAF Base Townsville to experience Air Force life and possible career options.

Weather forecasting a vital role
Manager of Townsville Defence Weather Service Office Krystelle Venn supports Army aviators.

'Crash' tests emergency response
This year’s Exercise Kangaroo Down tested the emergency response limits of RAAF Base Townsville to a simulated helicopter crash.

Hard work recognised by Townsville Mayor
RAAF Base Townsville’s Sergeant Tory Tipler, of No.2 Security Forces Squadron, has been awarded the annual Mayor’s award.

An alliance in the air and on the ground
Australian and US P-8 Poseidon crews integrate seamlessly on Talisman Sabre 21.

Army pilot speaks Air Force lingo
Captain David Fileman is an Army helicopter pilot working in RAAF's No. 4 Squadron, deployed on TS21.

Talisman Sabre ramping up in the sky
The skies above Townsville are buzzing with military aircraft during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021.

Women take to the sky with the Army
10 Defence Force Recruiting candidates took part in an immersion activity at RAAF Base Townsville.

Milestone for Chinook aircrewman
Former Army aviator and Boeing aircrewman Greg Maiden clocked up 5000 flying hours in CH-47 Chinooks on March 15.

Soils a feature of symbolic ceremony
Soil collected by traditional custodians of RAAF Base Townsville featured in the Centenary Welcome Ceremony for Air Force’s centenary celebrations.